Bulls Baseball Takes on Yellow Jackets

[Brad]

Courtesy USF SID Office

USF Bulls (20-25, 9-12 BIG EAST)

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (33-12, 14-10 ACC)

Date: May 5-7

Location: Russ Chandler Stadium (4,157), Atlanta, Ga.

Television: N/A

Radio: Radio coverage on WREK-FM (91.1 FM in Atlanta / online at: www.wrek.org) on Friday and Saturday, and on 790 The Zone (790 AM in Atlanta / online at: www.790thezone.com).

Record: USF dropped to 20-25 following a weekend series loss to Georgetown (2-1)

Rankings: Georgia Tech is ranked No. 16 in this week’s “Baseball America” Top 25; No. 13 in the week’s “USA Today/ESPN” Top 25; No. 14 in the week’s Collegiate Baseball Top 30; No. 10 in this week’s “NCBWA” Top 30.

Live Stats: Gametracker - www.ramblinwreck.com

The Series: Friday’s contest versus the Yellow Jackets will mark the fifth meeting between USF and Georgia Tech with the Yellow Jackets holding a 3-1 edge in the series history. The last meeting between the two teams took place on March 11, 1989, resulting in an 11-3 win for Georgia Tech in Atlanta

Projected Starters

Game No. 46 - Friday, May 5 - 7 p.m.

USF - No. 10 Casey Hudspeth, junior, RHP (5-5, 4.64 ERA, 82 K)

Georgia Tech - No. 30 Blake Wood, sophomore, RHP (7-3, 5.16 ERA, 58 K)

Game No. 47 - Saturday, May 6 - 7 p.m.

USF - No. 26 Daniel Thomas, sophomore, RHP (2-4, 4.19 ERA, 59 K)

Georgia Tech - No. 19 David Duncan, freshman, LHP (5-2, 5.61 ERA, 41 K)

Game No. 48 - Sunday, May 7 - 1 p.m.

USF - No. 31 Davis Bilardello, sophomore, LHP (1-4, 4.25 ERA, 45 K)

Georgia Tech - TBA

USF Travels To Atlanta To Face Nationally-Ranked Georgia Tech This Weekend

TAMPA, Fla. (May 4, 2006) – The University of South Florida baseball team (20-25, 9-12 BIG EAST) will take a break from BIG EAST action to play a three-game series versus the No. 16-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (33-12, 14-10 ACC) beginning Friday, May 5 at 7 p.m.

The Bulls are looking to snap a current two-game skid, following a series loss to Georgetown last weekend. USF enters this weekend’s series batting .281 with 24 home runs and 218 RBI. Leading the way, offensively, for USF is senior Kris Howell, who is batting .341. The Bulls’ left fielder has scored 27 runs while driving in 19. Senior Brian Baisley is hitting .311 with four home runs and 23 RBI this season. Baisley is tied for the team lead in home runs and is posting a .508 slugging percentage. Freshman Addison Maruszak leads USF in doubles with 13. The USF shortstop is batting .310 with one home run and 22 RBI.

USF’s bullpen enters its series with Georgia Tech holding a 4.66 ERA. The Bulls have struck out 372 batters in 413 and two-thirds innings pitched. Junior Casey Hudspeth, who leads the conference in strikeouts (82), will get the start on Friday. Hudspeth has posted a 5-5 record with a 4.64 ERA in 2006. Taking the mound for USF on Saturday will be right-hander Daniel Thomas. The Tampa native has registered a 2-4 record with a 4.19 ERA, striking out 59 batters this season. Sophomore Davis Bilardello is expected to make his 12 start on Sunday. The Vero Beach, Fla., native will be looking for his second win of the season.

Friday’s game will mark the fifth meeting all-time between USF and Georgia Tech with the Yellow Jackets holding a 3-1 edge in the series history.  

[USFan]

Murder! I really hope not....

[smazza]

maybe usf will learn to play the game

[USFootball]

Losing 7 to 1...Doesnt look good...

[The Sheriff]

When does the varsity game start? Are we really that bad in baseball? I honestly thought we would be way more competitive in the watered down Big East. I like Eddie... but geez... what is going on out there?

[USFootball]

We were suppose to be number 3 in the BE in preseason selection...now we did lose one of our star pitcher, which would surely make a difference, just not that much of a difference...it just seems like some players are just kind of there, but not into the game, no intensity, they just seem to be going through the motions...

[USFootball]

Final: 9-3 with a total of 6 hits... Also, due to weather concerns for Sunday, they are going to play a double header tomorrow...